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Salmonella does the darndest things these days. Once the provence of things like beef and fresh produce, salmonella outbreaks have been cropping up in products from peanut butter to pot pies. The latest addition to that list is easter candy, with the Food and Drug Administration announcing a potential salmonella outbreak in chocolate covered marshmallow eggs. More
Peanut butter exec Stewart Parnell is facing federal felony charges for covering up a deadly 2008-09 salmonella outbreak at his company’s peanut-processing plants. The outbreak poisoned hundreds of people around the country and caused nine deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More
This peanut butter recall refuses to die. In fact, it keeps spreading. New reports from the FDA over the weekend noted that now, not only are hundreds of nut butters and peanut butter-containing snacks being recalled for potentially being tainted with Salmonella, but whole peanuts may be unsafe to eat, as well. The additional information has already impacted a variety of snack bars, and will likely soon start to trickle down toward train mixes and other nut-containing food items. More
We probably should have known that this week’s peanut butter recall couldn’t possibly be contained just to Trader Joe’s…or even just to peanut butter. As of yesterday, even more nut and seed products–including cashew butter, tahini, and a lot of other stuff–as well as whole nuts from a very long list of vendors have been added to the recall roster. It’s pretty sizable. More
In the last few months, Trader Joe’s has had to pull a lot of products from its shelves due to food safety concerns. Chicken salad, quinoa salad, mango (as part of a much larger-scale mango recall), and bagged salad have all been flagged as potentially unsafe. And, over the weekend, the beloved provider of inexpensive wine added one more to the list: Peanut butter. Here’s what you need to know. More
Remember that pretty big mango recall that lead to your favorite fruit cup getting pulled at Starbucks? It’s still going on–and even more distributers, grocers, and restaurants are keeping the sweet fruit from the shelves. But, because much of the potentially recalled fruit has already been distributed, it also now includes other products and medleys which may contain mangoes. Basically, don’t eat mangoes (unless you bought them fresh and not from Mexico) for a while. More
As you prepare appetizers and salads for your Labor Day parties barbecues, you may want to skip the mangoes. An outbreak of Salmonella across both the U.S. and Canada has prompted a major mango recall, but, says the CDC, they haven’t been able to pin down the exact type or source of the tainted fruit. Fortunately, one produce company has posted photos of the fruits that are impacted by the mango recall. More
Just when we thought it was safe to eat melons again, the CDC announced yet another outbreak among cantaloupes. This time, though, it wasn’t listeria–it was salmonella. The dangerous fruits have been linked to a farm in Indiana, but officials warn there may be more sources. More
Just in case you were thinking about it: Beware ordering birds online, people. Not only does it seem pretty cruel, but the CDC reports that America’s number one “mail-order poultry” retailer (yes, apparently, people still buy live, dyed chicks and ducklings for their kids as Easter pets) is behind an eight-year salmonella outbreak that’s caused more than 300 confirmed cases and likely many more. More
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Check your refrigerator–if you have baby spinach in there, beware. Earlier this week, there was a massive recall on salad over a potential Listeria outbreak, now the FDA just issued another recall due to concerns that baby spinach (organic ones, no less) could be contaminated with salmonella–that nasty bacteria that can cause all sorts of stomach upset, diarrhea, cramps, fever and an extreme case of the yucks.
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Over the last few weeks, reports of salmonella linked to eating sushi containing an imported product known as “tuna scrape” have trickled into the CDC. Now, what was initially thought to be a small-scale outbreak has cropped up in more 24 states, and sickened 258 people. Which is still a relatively minute portion of the population–but, cautions the CDC, that number will likely continue to grow as more reports are filed. Is your state among the ones where the sushi Salmonella outbreak has hit? More
An outbreak of an unusual strain of Salmonella, which may have been caused by bad sushi, has sickened 90 people in 19 states. Which doesn’t seem like a lot–except that that’s just the number of confirmed cases so far. Most people who suffer from Salmonella symptoms don’t think it’s that serious, don’t see a doctor, and thus, aren’t reported to the Centers for Disease Control as part of the outbreak. Don’t be a food safety slacker; if you know the signs of Salmonella poisoning, and help put an end to the outbreak. More
Sprouts are such a health foodie staple that they’re almost cliche. A popular addition to salads, sandwiches and stir-fries, raw sprouts are high in enzymes, vitamins, proteins and phytochemicals; low in calories, fat and carbohydrates; easy to grow in home kitchens; and vary wildly in taste (anyone who doesn’t believe sprouts can be tasty has probably only eaten the basic, salad-bar alfalfa & bean variety; try some daikon radish sprouts). They’re also rampant bacteria-mongers. More
